I was at a fairly large comic convention last week in Montreal, where I had a great time, and watched poor Arthur Suydam get molested by the internet for something he didn’t actually do. (Ah, mob mentalities, where we would we be without you?)

But this weekend, I’m NOT at the big convention…and all of you ARE.

Have a happy Comicon, San Diego Peeples. Kiss Batman for me. I’ll be here in line for Ant-Man and all the Happy Meal toys when you get back.

Ty the Guy OUT!

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Your Bonus Bits are some Convention Stories from Bun Toons Past. Who says this isn’t the Rabbit Age of Comics?

Seriously.

Who says? I need names.

And that’s the REAL reason why it’s best not to go out in public. The potential for humiliation is always looming. ALWAYS.

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For the last Bun Toon before convention season, click here.

to see some of the sketch covers I did at Montreal last weekend, click here.

You remember, years ago, when America was the home of the brave and the land of the free?

Sigh.

Ty the Guy OUT!

The comics industry saw three major creators retire this week, and it’s worth noting their passing.

Legendary artist Jack Davis is officially putting down his pencil. At ninety years old, he says it’s time to go fishing. Considering his astounding body of work, and the personal inspiration he’s always been to me, he’s already caught the big one.

Creator of Tek Jansen and Alpha Squad Seven. Stephen Colbert, is also retiring this week. Though Tek Jansen wasn’t a top selling series for ONI Press, there was a lot to recommend it, and I doubt that Mr. Colbert will stay retired long.

Craig Ferguson, the actor who played Aquaman on CBS’s Late Late Show (shown above with Tim Gunn) has left the series for wetter pastures elsewhere. We wish him luck, and have our fingers crossed that he gets the nod should there ever be a big budget Aquaman movie.

There’s so many Comic Book related TV shows on the air this season that a dedicated fan cannot keep up.

But worry not, I am here to make sure there’s nothing you’re not privy to…here is…

It’s actually a hell of a show, pun intended….and but for the empty vessel of an actress playing Zed, they’ve won over the viewing audience at casa Templeton-Smith.

Who says this isn’t the DC age of odd TV?

Ty the Guy OUT!

Your bonus moment today is completely unrelated to Constantine or sorcery in general, except the kind of sorcery you get with cleverness. I recently came across some of my artwork being used on one of the most wonderfully fun websites on the internet called SUPER-TEAM FAMILY: THE LOST ISSUES! Here’s the image…

That’s my cover from Batman and Robin Adventures #20 being used, only the original DID NOT have Samurai Jack on it…that was added by the fun team at SUPER-TEAM FAMILY: THE LOST ISSUES.

Here’s another one they did, using artwork I drew from the famously pulped Elseworld’s Annual some years back…

I’m in the middle of the most crazy deadline pressures of my adult life this last week as I wrap up Batman-Green Hornet and gear up for a quick, but fun visit with Spider-Man. I’m so, so, so close to the bone with the deadlines that any waking moment not devoted to drawing Adam West and the gang is immoral and cruel to my editor (and colourist and letterer), so I’m afraid I have to run some RE-RUN TOONS this weekend. (Only the second time I’ve done this in over four years of Bun Tooning! I’m NOT a failure. I’m NOT!)

Since it’s Batman (and eventually Spider-Man) that are knocking my calendar days around, I figure it’s only fair to re-run some Bun Toons that feature ’em.

This rabbit themed internet cartoon series is nominated for a JOE SHUSTER award this evening as webcomic of the year.

It’s not going to win. That’s a stone cold guarantee.

However, I have been informed of other plans.

I keep alternating between being very honoured and wondering if Canada is just so small a country that they’ve run out of actually deserving people to induct after ten years of doing this, and have moved down to the second tier.

Ty the Guy OUT!

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It all started at a five thousand watt radio station in Fresno…where inexplicably they published the above comic book.

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for last week’s Bun Toon tale of heroism and man-courage, click here.

For the increasingly not updated archive going back years (but not so good on the last few weeks), click here.